A search warrant for the home of two teens accused of killing two homeless men has not been filed despite being served more than a week ago.

Albuquerque police used the warrant to search the home of Gilbert Tafoya and Nathaniel Carrillo. Inside the home, police said they found what appeared to be blood on a shirt and shoe in Tafoya’s room and the driver’s license of one of the victims.

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The teens, along with Alex Rios, are accused of beating a pair of homeless men to death in a vacant lot using sticks, bricks and a fence post.

According to the police report, police said they ended the consented search and obtained the warrant.

State statutes show the warrant must be filed promptly, but there is no deadline for them to be in.

Former district attorney Jeff Romero said it can sometimes take up to two months to file the search warrant because of all the evidence detectives must process. An APD spokeswoman said the department usually files the warrants after it hands over its case to the District Attorney’s Office.